When Do Heroes Sleep?
Since I write heroic fiction, I am a hero, too, right? So when do we sleep? Right now, I’m being a hero for my clients… and Henrietta … Still getting enough sleep would be...
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What Makes for a Successful Social Media Presence for Fiction Authors?
What Makes for a Successful Social Media Presence for Fiction Authors? Vision Drive Passion Clear purpose Excitement — All ingredients to a successful social media campaign. It — your success — all depends on what you would like. And it all starts in knowing what you would like!
Author Entrepreneur: The #1 Tool You Need to Succeed
Talent? Mojo? The secret awesome kick ass plot? Money? Connections? Okay. All those things help. But what we really need to succeed in this business of being an author and making money at it,...
Thinking Outside the Box
Welcome to our bi-weekly posts from guest columnist, Bobbye Terry. This week she offers fun tips for thinking outside the box. We’re curious to hear your tips too! Share your thoughts with us! Thanks!...
Social Media Tip for Authors #4: What Are Your Big Picture Goals?
Welcome to my Social Media for Author Tip Series, where I offer you tips to put into practice so that you can: Connect with your readers and get to know them Let them get...
Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers: #4
Apply the number 4 to your story. Which of your characters has these traits? What aspect of your story structure could be enhanced by using elements of the number 4? What part of your writing life could you a dose of the number 4?
Artist-Entrepreneur Fridays: Artists’ Alphabet Guide to Writing
Guest Post by Aletta de Wal: As Artist Advisor for Artist Career Training, my mission is to help artists become “creative entrepreneurs” so that they can make a better living making art and still have a life. Kudos to the visual artists reading this Blog! You have figured out what many artists have to discover – that there’s a lot of talking and writing involved in making money from doing what you love.
Social Media Tip for Authors #5: The 5-5-5 Rule
Today’s Tip #5: The 5-5-5 Rule Often my workshop attendees, clients and students ask me, “How much time should I spend on social networking?” “How’s five minutes a day?” I ask. “That’s all?”
Social Media for Fiction Authors: We Can Do It Together
I’m finally ready to share with you my new course, We’re All In This Together: Social Media for Fiction Authors. This 7-week online/teleseminar course starts soon! April 11th. Yes, we can do it together!...
Indie Authors: We Are Stronger Together
Just a quick shout out to all the cool online communities I’m part of that support my life as an indie author: Shewrites.com: If you do join — yes, it’s free — connect with...
Is Book Marketing Creative?
Um, yes. Book marketing is creative, imho (in my humble opinion). I’m preempting my semi-regular Saturday series on Spark Your Creativity Through Numbers to chat about creativity and marketing and then get to it!...
Author-Entrepreneur: Focus on What Matters
I don’t know about you guys, but I have been so distracted by all the conversations I’ve been having: on Facebook, on Twitter, on my online community for writers, We Write Books, through email,...
Kick Ass Heroines: Part #4
Today I continue my exploration of the Kick Ass Heroines, like Xena, that I love in books, movies and TV shows, and highlight more of their characteristics. I’d love to know what you think! Did I leave any out?! What would you add to this list?
Teleseminar: Protect the Writing: What Not to Do When Starting a Book
Join us for this free monthly teleseminar… Each month I run a teleseminar on a topic of writing a book, marketing or publishing! Future months will included interviews with industry experts! Please join us!...
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